Bookending our Norwegian hike were visits to Oslo and Bergen. Oslo was a very practical capital
with lots of public art and beautiful surroundings. Bergen, located on the western coast and protected
from the North Sea by just a few small islands, was more quaint - and WAY more touristy kitch. Both
cities offered some fun exploration and lots to see. After Bergen, we flew to Stuttgart, Germany
to see my parents. We took a trip up to Bacharach (basically the middle Rhine river area) to bike and
cruise the Rhine a bit (nothing like a Davis Family Bike ride!). Lisa and I also explored the vineyards
of Stuttgart, enjoying some fantastic local Riesling and Trollinger.
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other photos from the trip, hiking through Jotunheimen National Park in Norway